- Position Title
- ATTORNEY-ADVISER
- Agency
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Announcement Number
- 23-EX-11820519-CSS Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, January 30, 2023 to Monday, February 13, 2023
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
- you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
3.
Have you served on a Schedule C appointment or as a political appointee anytime within the last 5 years?
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Are you a current SEC employee?
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Have you received a Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP) in the last 5 years? If so, you will need to repay the entire amount of the VSIP to the agency from which you separated as a condition of reemployment.
Preferences
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Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
2.
From the options below, please indicate the choice that BEST describes your situation:
3.
How did you hear about this position?
4.
Please specify based on your selection above as applicable:
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the Attorney-Adviser, SK-905-16 position in the Technology Controls Program (TCP) within the Division of Examinations at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. We will evaluate your resume and your responses to this Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit this questionnaire.
1.
Do you possess a JD or LL.B Degree?
2.
Are you an active member of the bar in good standing in any state, territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico?
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
3.
SK-16: Do you have at least four years of post-J.D experience identifying legal issues, conducting legal research, providing legal analyses, providing legal solutions/recommendations, and preparing legal documents, such as contracts, dispositions, pleadings, and motions, which also includes at least three years of specialized experience providing legal advice on issues related to cybersecurity as it relates to securities-related financial institutions, such as investment advisers, investment companies, broker-dealers, clearing agencies, or transfer agents?
4.
SK-16: Do you have at least four years of post-J.D experience identifying legal issues, conducting legal research, providing legal analyses, providing legal solutions/recommendations, and preparing legal documents, such as contracts, dispositions, pleadings, and motions, which also includes at least three years of specialized experience researching, preparing, and delivering guidance on a variety of complex legal issues arising from interpretation and application of federal securities laws (e.g. the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), rules and regulations?
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SK-16: Do you have at least four years of post-J.D experience identifying legal issues, conducting legal research, providing legal analyses, providing legal solutions/recommendations, and preparing legal documents, such as contracts, dispositions, pleadings, and motions, which also includes at least three years of specialized experience drafting and editing memoranda, filings or other substantive written work product for various audiences on a variety of complex legal issues involving federal securities laws, rules and regulations?